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These small birds of prey are in the Falcon family. When they fly their wing span is amazing. Kestrel are awesome hunters. They hunt small mammals,insects and ...
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These small birds of prey are in the Falcon family. When they fly their wing span is amazing. Kestrel are awesome hunters. They hunt small mammals,insects and reptiles.
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NIKON D850

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Aperture f/11 ISO 2000 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 6000/10

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Sierraville, California, US

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Jan, 2020

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Beautiful colors and lighting. I miss the valley!!

Beautiful bird, you've captured all the details in the image wonderfully!

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Beautiful capture...love the over the shoulder look!!! ; )

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Beautiful intense colors!

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